Morning journal and courier., 1887-12-09
Court Notes

The Supreme court yesterday listened to
 the arguments in the case of Frederick L. Dibble vs the town of New Haven. John W. filling, who appeared fer the Tracy Brothers secured an injunction from Judge Andrews in the Superior court and upon this point ex-Governor Ingersoll, who
 acted as counsel for the town, took an ap- peal. s. Harrison Wagner appeared as counsel for Larkins & Langley of this city, the parties to whom the contract for the work is awarded. Governor Ingersoll set forth in his reasons for the appeal: "That the judgment rendered deprives the appel lant of it's lawful right to determine for itself the contracts it will enter into for the con- struetion of its almshouse, and in this there is error" For Tracy Brothers Johne W. filling set forth in his statement "that there was question, as shown by pleadings and findings, but that Tracy Brothers were re- were the lowest bidders and were and are ready to do the work-no question but ' that the town would save at least $2, 707 by ' accepting their bid" For Larkins 6 Lang | ley s. Harrison Wagner claimed that f'the ' joint committee, comprised in part of the | sslectmen of the town, and the remainder \ chosen from the leading and most prominent ' citizens of the town of New Haven, at town ! meeting duly called for the purpose of con \ sidering the proposition of the erection of new almshouse; were in reality acting for and \ in place of the town, and were vested with 8 ! large amount of discretionary power. The | only rights that these defendants or Tracy | Brothers (who are the real plaintiffs in this ! suit) have is derived from this call"
 OTHER CASES BEFORE THE HIGHEST COURT. Arguments were listened to in the case of \ Thomas ". Emerson's appeal from probate,
 | Townsend and Watrous for appellant and
 ! Harrison and Zacher for the Probate court of
 | Guilford from which the appeal was taken.
 \ The case of Spitz Brothers 6 Marks ap-
 ' peal from probate comes from Ansonia, and | was argued by Talcott Fl. Russell for appel
 \ lant and E. P. Arvine for real defendant
 | William NJ. Pemberton of Ansonia, we'll
 known druggist, made an assignment in
 | 1886. His wife, Emily A. Pemberton, put
 \ in a claim against the estate for about $4O,-
 ! 900 for money loaned. Spitz Brothers & Marks,
 other creditors, objected to the claim. Attor- ney J. w. filling as committee of the auper-
 \ for court heard the case and allowed Mrs.
 Pemberton $39, ,379.22. The Probate court
 port and plaintiffs appealed to the Court of
 ' Errors. The next case was the appeal of | Attorney John B. Ward, of this city, from ' the judgment of the Court of Common Pleas f in the suit of Griswold & MoDonald, carpen- ! ters. The case of J. Hartwell Bradley vs | 0SOrS6 Dd11S(1 O1 H4dOASOA, C0Ano aPS Ou1 ! was not argued. It was submitted on briefs. ! THEY ROBBED CHINAMAN.
 John and Kate McPherson were tried in | the City court yesterday for stealing gold \ watch and $10 from Leng Eli, a Chinese laun- | dryman They were sentenced to three | months iH jail and $50 each after pleading | guilty.
 THE NEW REVISION OF THE PUBLIC ACTS. The new revision of the public acts will be ready for issue about January 1. The volume will have l, 1,15O pages, of which s9S are de- ! voted to the statistics against 554 in the re- \ vision of 1875, and 250 to the index against 190. The arrangement of the volume is quite different from that of the previous revision. It is by titles, chapters and sections, which all run consecutively through the book. The index, which has been prepared by Austin BraiHard, clerk of the Senate, will be more complete than that of any previous edition. HE INTENDED TO KILL.
 William Johnson was yesterday bound over to the Superior court in Waterbury on charge of assault with intent to kill. On Wednesday Johnson called on woman quaintance and made an assault with intent to kill.
 SAILORS ENGAGE IN A FRACAs.
 Oscar W. Nelson, Henry Gilbert, Captain Willis D. Burgess and Charles Horrigan, of the schooner Sarah L. Davis were in the City court yesterday. The quartette had engaged in 8 drunken fracas and two of them were stabbed. Gilbert was fined $10 o,l for oornooIad xvaaro0q and